This annual report contains data compiled from the Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) and the Ministry of Public Health. The seven chapters of the report include: available health resources, utilization of primary healthcare services, hospital services, and vital health statistics such as infectious diseases reported, immunization coverage, live births, and infant deaths. The tables of hospital discharges from Hamad General Hospital are broken down by ICD-9 major category, nationality, and sex; additional tables filter by 10-year age group instead of sex. Hospital discharges from specific units at Hamad General Hospital, Women's Hospital, and Rumaillah Hospital are listed by unit, number of deaths, and number of discharges for the years 1995-2001.